Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A Biro brand ballpoint pen.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable)Any ballpoint pen.
(broadly, uncountable)Ink from a ballpoint pen.
a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
Examples
11 sentencesI have a biro.
У мене є кулькова ручка.
ruУ меня есть шариковая ручка.
deIch habe einen Kuli.
I bought this biro for 2 dollars.
deIch habe diesen Kugelschreiber für 2 Dollar gekauft.
How many biros have you got?
deWie viele Kugelschreiber hast du?
How many biros do you have?
deWie viele Kugelschreiber hast du?
She took a biro from her bag.
deSie nahm einen Kugelschreiber aus ihrer Tasche.
Origin
Genericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commerciGenericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen.
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Forms
plural: birosSynonyms
3 synonyms- a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper:ballpointballpoint penballpen
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable